Corn rice, bagels, tortillas, Payaguá Mascada and corn gruel will be part of “Ciudad de Sabores Fair” which will take place on November 5th, from 3 pm to 8 pm, in the Historic Center of Liberia on Calle Real. It will be open to the public and the entry is for free. This activity is […]
Archives for November 3, 2016
19 American, health specialists will be working on Telire for 6 days
For 6 days, people from Piedra Mesa de Telire, in Talamanca, are going to receive medical care from 19 America, health specialists. Doctors, nurses and dentists from the Southern Command, will work with 30 Costa Rican specialists to offer preventive medicine services and other consultations in pediatrics, ophthalmology and gynecology. This humanitarian mission is called […]
Second-hand clothing is sold without any health control
Imported, second-hand clothing does not go through any verification process or fumigation by the authorities of the Ministry of Health. This was noted by the authorities of the Costa Rican Textile Chamber (CATECO) that are concerned because diseases and pests could spread as consequence of this. According to Danny Mora, legal representative of the Association of […]
Turrialba volcano reported a new eruption
At 5:00 a.m., on November 2rd, a new eruption of Turrialba volcano was recorded, with a column that rose 500 meters above the crater. The wind direction is highly variable, with a very low speed. The ash cloud is dispersed towards the northwest, north and northeast,” posted OVSICORI on its Facebook profile. During the night […]
Garbage is affecting Puntarenas’ beaches
Puntarenas’ beaches are literally full of garbage. According to Luis Guillermo Brenes, environmental manager of the Municipality of Puntarenas, the largest amount of waste is located at Pochote, Cocal and La Principal beaches. It will take three to four weeks to clean the beaches. Edgar Gutiérrez, minister of Environment and Energy (MINAE), stated that the application of […]
Authorities promised, once again, that there would be a train service to Paraíso
Train’s service to Paraíso, in Cartago, would be a reality next year, as confirmed by Christian Vargas, president of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER). In September 2014, President Luis Guillermo Solís announced that the train would be servicing Paraíso by middle 2016, but it didn´t happen because there was a cutback in the project’s […]